| Name | Degree | Year | Thesis Title | Present Position |
| Sonya Pastran | MSc | 2020 | Marbled Murrelet distributions off-shore of Haida Gwaii | |
| Emily McAuley | PhD | 2020 | Disentangling the effects of biogeoclimatic factors and local stressors on breeding harlequin duck presence and abundance using field surveys, MaxEnt, and stable isotope turnover models | Acting Director, Indigenous Science Liaison Office |
| Kristen Walters | MSc | 2019 | Ideal free eagles: bald eagle distribution patterns and use of kleptoparasitism on salmon rivers | Salmon Conservation Coordinator, Raincoast Conservation Foundation |
| Richard Johnston Gonzalez | PhD | 2019 | The influence of predation danger on the distribution of non-breeding shorebirds in a tropical estuary system | Coastal Solutions Fellow, Cornell University |
| Rachel Canham | MSc | 2019 | Slime, safety and shorebirds: biofilm production and grazing by migrating Western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) | Impact Assessment Officer, ECCC |
| David Hope | PhD | 2018 | The role of adaptive behaviour in migratory counts of shorebirds | Research Biologist, ECCC-Ottawa |
| Alice Domalik | MSc | 2018 | At-sea distribution and foraging ecology of two North Pacific seabirds revealed through GPS tracking | Wildlife Technician, ECCC |
| Kate Fremlin/td> | MSc | 2018 | Trophic magnification of legacy persistent organic pollutants and emergent contaminants within a terrestrial food-web of an avian apex predator, the Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | PhD candidate, REM, SFU |
| Seth Bennett | MSc | 2018 | Wintering and breeding distributions of Black Oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani): long-term trends and influence of climate | |
| Jeff Yap | PhD | 2018 | Physiological basis of aerobic capacity and workload ability in birds | Post-doctoral Fellow,Auburn University |
| Cybelle Heddle | MET | 2018 | Lethal and non-lethal effects of exposure to methylmercury in the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) during development | Senior Environmental Coordinator, Port of Vancouver |
| Chloe Boyton | MSc | 2017 | Breeding productivity, phenology and habitat use of two co-occurring aerial insectivores | Environmental Assessment Liaison, ECCC |
| Olga Lansdorp | MSc | 2017 | Habitat drivers of Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) feeding behaviour and breeding productivity | |
| Sarah Thomsen | PhD | 2017 | Direct and indirect interactions between owls, mice, and nocturnal seabirds: integrating marine and terrestrial food webs | Post-doctoral Scholar, Oregon State University |
| Mitchell Serota | MSc | 2017 | Individual variation in foraging effort in breeding birds | |
| Philina English | PhD | 2017 | A role for insect availability in limiting populations of a threatened nightjar Antrostomus vociferous | Research Scientist, DFO, Canada |
| Allison Cornell | PhD | 2017 | Predictive cues and fitness consequences of breeding phenology | Asst. Professor, Cedar Crest College, PA |
| Spencer Moran | MSc | 2016 | Investigating potential growth, behavioural, and reproductive effects of nestling exposure to methylmercury in Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata). | |
| Lauren McFarland | MSc | 2016 | Habitat-specific breeding performance and cavity dynamics of Lewis's Woodpeckers (Melanerpes lewsi) in British Columbia, Canada | Biologist, Quinault Indian Nation |
| Danielle Dagenais | MSc | 2016 | The habitat association of bats in the South Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada: radar-acoustic surveys to assess the use of vineyards by insectivorous bats (Vespetilionidae) | |
| Megan Willie | MSc | 2016 | Patterns in winter site fidelity and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure risk in Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) in the Pacific Northwest | Wildlife Emergency Response Coordinator, ECCC |
| Birgit Schwarz | PhD | 2016 | Population structure in Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri): variation in genes, morphology and vocalizations in a migratory shorebirds | Asst. Professor, York University |
| Annie Ellison (Hepp) | MSc | 2015 | Acute but not chronic effects of predator presence on song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) singing behaviour | Regional Interpretive Specialist, Texas Parks and Wildlife |
| Kristen Gorman | PhD | 2015 | Intergrative studies of southern ocean food-webs and Pygoscelis penguin demography: mechanisms of population response to environmental change | Research Asst. Professor, Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks |
| Tim Forrester | MSc | 2015 | Species richness, abundance and reproductive responses of riparian birds to habitat restoration in the Okanagan valley | |
| Maria Yu | MET | 2015 | Assessment of embryotoxicity, post-hatch development, and long-term effects on behavior and reproduction in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) following in ovo methylmercury exposure | |
| Jay Brogan | MSc | 2014 | Sources and effects of persistent organic pollutants and flame retardants in Cooper's Hawks of Vancouver, BC | |
| Heidi Currier | PhD | 2014 | Exposure of brominated flame retardants and their associated effects on the growth and development and breeding success in two avian models: the zebra finch and the European starling | Aquatic Toxicologist, Minnow Environmental |
| Willow English | MSc | 2014 | The evolutionary ecology of reproductive traits in the red-necked phalarope | PhD Candidate, Concordia University |
| Holly Middleton | PhD | 2014 | The influence of intensive land use types in the foraging distribution of ducks wintering in the Fraser River delta, BC | |
| Mikaela Davis | MSc | 2013 | Dietary ecology of Glaucous-winged Gulls in the Pacific Northwest: conventional and stable isotopic techniques and implications for eco-toxicology monitoring | Environmental Consultant, Hemmera |
| Anna Drake | PhD | 2013 | Seasonal interactions in the Yellow Warbler: winter habitat use, migration and demography | |
| Margaret Eng | PhD | 2013 | Early exposure to a brominated flame retardant (BDE-99): An assessment of long-term effects using an integrated laboratory and field avian model system | Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Saskatchewan |
| Lindsay Farrell | PhD | 2013 | Molecular genetics of alternative reproductive morphs in ruffs | Director of Indigenous Wellness, Reconciliation, and Partnerships, St. Paul's Foundation |
| Ariam Jiménez | PhD | 2013 | The "secret garden": microphytobenthic biofilms and the foraging ecology of calidridine sandpipers | Assistente, Universidad de la Habana, Cuba |
| Elly Knight | MSc | 2013 | Impacts of habitat fragmentation by agriculture on breeding songbirds in the Okanagan sagebrush shrubsteppe | PhD candidate, U of Alberta |
| Michaela Martin | MSc | 2013 | Latitudinal variation in life history traits and incubation patterns of Yellow Warblers | |
| Calen Ryan | MSc | 2013 | Prolactin and avian clutch size: Testing the only physiological model for a key life history trait | |
| Samantha Franks | PhD | 2012 | Population connectivity and the causes and consequences of differential migration in a long-distance migratory shorebird, the western sandpiper | Research Scientist, British Trust for Ornithology, UK |
Rachel Gardiner | MSc | 2012 | Comparative stopover ecology of Least and Western sandpipers during southward migraiton | Wildlife Biologist, ICF Jones and Stokes, Sacramento |
| Nathan Hentze | MSc | 2012 | Characteristics of over-ocean flocking by Pacific dunlins | |
| Danica Hogan | MSc | 2012 | Postbreeding ecology of Barrow's Goldeneye in Northwestern Alberta | Research Scientist, Environment Canada, Yellowknife, NWT |
| Eric Palm | MSc | 2012 | Trophic, energetic, and physiological responses of wintering white-singed scoters to habitat variation | |
| Toby St. Clair | MSc | 2012 | Heavy metals, selenium, and Pacific Dunlin: patterns of accumulation, exposure from prey and toxicity risks | Environmental Consultant, Hemmera, Vancouver, BC |
| Dominique Wagner | MSc | 2012 | Impacts of hydroelectric operations on the physiology of songbirds during fall migration | |
| Lana Cortese | MRM | 2011 | Picking patches: what is the utility of habitat fragmentation in determing habitat use by local populations of the Marbled Murrelet? | Parks Canada, Wood Buffalo National Park, Ecologist Team Leader |
| Rian Dickson | MSc | 2011 | Postbreeding ecology of white-winged scoters and surf scoters in Western North America: Wing moult phenology, body mass dynamics and foraging behaviour | |
| Viktoria Khamzina | MET | 2011 | Validation of an egg-injection method for testing in ovo toxicity of PBDE-99 in a small songbird model species, the Zebra finches | |
| Heather Major | PhD | 2011 | Prospecting decisions and habitat selection by a nocturnal burrow-nesting seabird | Assistant Professor, UNB St. John |
| Christine Rock | MSc | 2011 | Brood parasitism, reproductive success, and survival in Yellow Warblers | Wildlife Biologist, ERM Rescan |
| Corey van Stratt | MSc | 2011 | Foraging effort by Surf Scoters at the peripheries of their wintering distribution: Do foraging conditions influence their range? | Biologist, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife |
| Sofi Hindmarch | MSc | 2010 | The effects of landscape composition and configuration on barn owl distribution, diet and productivity in the FraserValley, BC | Researcher, EC |
| David Hope | MSc | 2010 | The influence of the predator landscape on migration decisions in two shorebird species | PhD candidate, SFU |
| Dan Guertin | MSc | 2009 | Assessment of contaminant exposure, diet, and population metrics of river otters along the coast of southern Vancouver Island | Wildlife Biologist, Golder Associates |
| Theodora Gunn | MRM | 2009 | Habitat correlates of wintering sea duck occurrence in southeast Alaska | |
| Sarah Jamieson | PhD | 2009 | Cross-seasonal factors affecting breeding investment by female Pacific Dunlin | |
| Iain Jones | MSc | 2009 | Associate nesting behaviour between Pacific Great Blue Herons and Bald Eagles in the Pacific Northwest: testing the predator hypothesis | Ecologist, Golder Associates |
| Peter Katinic | MSc | 2009 | A life history approach to understanding individual variation in marine exit timing of a coastal sockeye salmon population | Resource Manager, DFO Canada |
| Kyle Morrison | MSc | 2009 | Demographic consequences of early development and extreme climate events for alcids on Triangle Island, British Columbia | |
| Sam Quinlan | MSc | 2009 | Habitat selection and migratory connectivity of a Neotropical migrant songbird | Wildlife Ecologist, Golder Associates |
| Michael Silvergieter | MSc | 2009 | Multi-scale analyses of nest site selection and fledging success by Marbled Murrelets | Instructor, Fraser International College |
| Mark Travers | MSc | 2009 | Nest predation, clutch size, and physiological costs of egg production in the Song Sparrow | Avian Conservation Biologist, Kauai Endangered Seabird Recovery Project |
| Kirsten Webster | MET | 2009 | Validation of a prothrombin time (PT) assay for assessment of brodificoum exposure in Japanese quail and Barn Owls | |
| Ivy Whitehorne | MSc | 2009 | Migratory strategy, reproduction and survival of the American dipper | |
| Jennifer Barrett | MRM | 2008 | The influence of oceanographic and terrestrial attributes on Marbled Murrelet marine habitat selection during the breeding season | |
| Dong Han | MSc | 2008 | Molecular approaches to understanding variation in reproductive phenotype of female zebra finches | |
| Megan Harrison | MSc | 2008 | Habitat selection of the Sagebrush Brewer's Sparrow in British Columbia | Species at Risk Biologist, EC |
| Lauren Kordonowy | MSc | 2008 | Plasma leptin in relation to breeding stage, season, estrogen and photoperiod in female European starlings | |
| Erika Lok | MSc | 2008 | Site use and migration of scoters in relation to the spawning of Pacific herring | Migratory Bird Biologist, CWS |
| Eric Davies | MSc | 2007 | Reproductive foraging ecology of five sympatrically breeding Alcid seabirds | |
| Joel Heath | PhD | 2007 | Diving and foraging by Common Eiders wintering in the Canadian Arctic: Managing energy at multiple time scales | Fulbright Chair in Arctic Studies, U of Washington |
| Oliver Love | PhD | 2007 | Corticosterone-mediated reproductive decisions: sex allocation, the cost of reproduction and maternal fitness | Assoc. Professor, University of Windsor |
| Josh Malt | MSc | 2007 | The influence of habitat fragmentation on Marbled Murrelet habitat quality in southwestern BC | Ecosystem Biologist, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations |
| Emily Wagner | MSc | 2007 | Anemia: A physiological mechanism underlying the cost of egg production | |
| Courtney Albert | MSc | 2006 | Uptake, elimination and toxicity of an arsenic-based pesticide in an avian system | Protected Areas Coordinator, CWS |
| Molly Kirk | MSc | 2006 | Movement and foraging behaviours of Surf Scoters wintering in habitats modified by shellfish aquaculture | Ecosystem Scientist, Parks Canada, Inuvik |
| Sunny Lebourdais | MSc | 2006 | Harlequin duck density on rivers in southwestern BC in relation to food availability and indirect interactions with fish | Columbia Watershed Coordinator, Shuswap Nation Tribal Council |
| Holly Middleton | MSc | 2006 | Post-fledging behaviour and dispersal in American dippers | |
| Andrea Pomeroy | PhD | 2006 | Feeding and predation danger tradeoffs in stopover site usage by Western Sandpipers | Associate, Environmental Services, Stantec Consulting |
| Katrina Salvante | PhD | 2006 | What comes first, the Zebra Finch or the egg? Resource allocation during avian egg production | Lab Manager, Maternal & Child Health Lab, Faculty of Health Sciences, SFU |
| Jeanine Bond | MSc | 2005 | Nutrient acquistion and allocation startegies for reproduction by female Harlequin Ducks | Conservation Program Specialist, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Surrey |
Lilly Cesh | MET | 2005 | Relationship of plasma lipids, thyroid hormones, and vitamin A with environmental contaminants measured in bald eagles in BC and southern California | Environmental Toxicologist, Golder Associates | Bart deFreitas | MSc | 2005 | Manipulations of adult density and juvenile habitat quality in northern abalone stock restoration | Project Manager, Golder Associates | Guillermo Fernandeze | PhD | 2005 | Ecological and social factors affecting the local habitat distribution of Western Sandpipers wintering at Bahía Santa María, northwest México | Investigador, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mazatlan. | Kristin Gorman | MSc | 2005 | Reproductive energetics of female Greater Scaup: Nutritional and physiological correlates of timing and state of reproduction | PhD candidate, SFU | Brent Gurd | PhD | 2005 | The ecology of adaptive radiation of dabbling ducks | Wildlife Biologist, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations | Jamie Kenyon | MSc | 2005 | Behaviours influencing the distribution of Great Blue Herons in the Strait of Georgia, BC | Conservation Programs Specialist, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Whitehorse, | Tyler Lewis | MSc | 2005 | Foraging behaviors and prey depletion by wintering scoters in Baynes Sound, BC: inferring food availability and habitat quality | Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center | Kim Mathot | MSc | 2005 | Sex-related differences in feeding behaviour and implications for differential migration in Western Sandpipers | Post-doctoral Fellow,Max Planck Institute for Ornithology | Jonathan Whiteley | MSc | 2005 | Macroinvertebrate community responses to clam aquaculture practices in BC, Canada | Researcher, Council of Canadian Academies, Ottawa | BriAnne Addison | MSc | 2004 | Morphology of the foolish mussel: variation and defense
| Lecturer, University of Western Sydney, Australia | Jeff Ball | MSc | 2004 | Effects of parental provisioning and attendance on growth and survival of Red-throated Loon pre-fledglings: a potential mechanism linking marine regime shifts to population change | | Gwylim Blackburn | MSc | 2004 | Ornaments and overflight behaviour of tufted puffins breeding on Triangle Island, BC | PhD candidate, UBC | Francois Vezina | PhD | 2004 | Metabolic costs of egg production in birds: interaction of physiological state, annual variation and daily energy budget | Professeur régulier, Université du Québec à Rimouski | Matt Evans | PhD | 2003 | Breeding habitat selection by Barrow's Goldeneye and Bufflehead in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region of BC: nest-sites, brood-rearing habitat, and competition | Adjunct Asst. Professor, Univ. Illinois, Springfield |
| Harp Gill | MSc | 2003 | The effects of p,p'-DDE and other current-use pesticides on reproduction and health in zebra finches | |
| Silke Nebel | PhD | 2003 | Ecological factors underlying the non-breeding distribution of Western Sandpipers | Consultant, Research Development, Western University, London, ON |
| Amanda Niehaus | MSc | 2003 | Ecology of migratory timing by southbound male and female Western Sandpipers | Australian Research Council Research Fellow, University of Queensland |
| Heidi Regehr | PhD | 2003 | Movement patterns and population structure of Harlequin Ducks wintering in the Strait of Georgia | |
| Michael Rodway | PhD | 2003 | Timing of pairing in Harlequin Ducks: interaction of spacing behaviour, time budgets and the influx of Herring spawn | |
| Christy Morrissey | PhD | 2003 | The ecological and toxicological significance of altitudinal migration by the American Dipper | Asst. Professor, University of Saskatchewan |
| Dana Seaman | MSc | 2003 | Landscape physiology: plasma metabolites, fattening rates and habitat quality in migratory Western Sandpipers | |
| Erinn Birmingham | MSc | 2002 | Assessing physiological endpoints in passerines exposed to the environmental estrogen 4-nonylphenol, using a combined laboratory and field approach | |
| Russell Bradley | MSc | 2002 | Breeding ecology of radio-marked Marbled Murrelets in Desolation Sound, BC | Senior Scientist, Point Blue Conservation Science |
| Lesley Evans Ogden | PhD | 2002 | Non-breeding shorebirds in a coastal agricultural landscape: winter habitat use and dietary sources | Freelance Science Writer and Reporter |
| Kate Hagmeier | MSc | 2002 | Winter and spring migration ecology of Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) in the Strait of Georgia | Senior Biologist, EBB Envrionmental Consulting Inc |
| Sam Iverson | MSc | 2002 | Recruitment and the spatial organization of Surf Scoter populations during the winter in the Strait of Georgia | PhD candidate, Carleton University |
| David Moore | PhD | 2002 | The provisioning tactics of parent Common Terns in relation to brood energy requiremen | |
| Patrick O'Hara | PhD | 2002 | The role of feather wear in alternative life history strategies of a long-distance migratory shorebird, the Western Sandpiper | Seabird Conservation Scientist, Environment Canada |
| Will Stein | MSc | 2002 | Busting a gut: Age-related variation and seasonal modulation of digestive tract structure and function in the Western Sandpiper | |
| James Burns | MSc | 2001 | The ecological consequences of fuel storage in migrating Calidris sandpipers | Senior Medical Science Liaison, Shire Pharmaceuticals |
| Carina Gjerdrum | MSc | 2001 | Nestling growth and parental provisioning of Tufted Puffins on Triangle Island, BC | Seabird Biologist, Environment Canada |
| Debbie LaCroix | MSc | 2001 | Foraging impacts and patterns of wintering Surf Scoters feeding on bay mussels in coastal Strait of Georgia, BC | Wildlife Biologist, Ecofish Research Ltd |
| Laura McFarland Tranquilla | MSc | 2001 | Using multiple methods to describe breeding, stress response, and disturbance of Marbled Murrelets | Atlantic Program Manager, Bird Studies Canada |
| Yolanda Morbey | PhD | 2001 | Strategic timing behaviour of Pacific Salmon during the spawning season | Assoc. Professor, Western University |
| Pippa Shepherd | PhD | 2001 | Space use, habitat preferences, and time activity budgets of Dunlin in the Fraser River Delta, BC | Species at Risk Coordinator, Parks Canada |
| Nicholas Wolf | MSc | 2001 | Foraging ecology and site selection in Western Sandpipers during their fall migration through southwestern BC | |
| Kirsty Bennett | MSc> | 2000 | Assessing the health of juvenile Mallards in situ on an industrially-based wetland using physiological endpoints: implications for populations | |
| Louise Blight | MSc | 2000 | Egg neglect and its implications for egg predation in Rhinoceros Auklet | Senior Officer, Marine Science, WWF |
| Julian Christians | PhDdegree | 2000 | The physiological basis of intraspecific variation in egg size, quality and number in birds | Assoc. Professor, SFU |
| Katrina Salvante | PhD | 2000 | Variation and regulation of plasma levels of the egg yolk precursors: vitellogin and very-low density lipoprotein | Lab Manager, Maternal & Child Health Lab, SFU |
| Douglas Schamel | PhD | 2000 | Female and male reproductive strategies in the red-necked phalarope, a polyandrous shorebird | deceased |
| Cyndi Smith | MSc | 2000 | Survival and recruitment of juvenile Harlequin Ducks | Retired from Parks Canada |
| Ross Vennesland | MSc | 2000 | The effects of disturbance from humans and predators on the breeding decisions and productivity of the Great Blue Heron in south-coastal BC | Species at Risk Recovery Specialist, Parks Canada |
| Chris Guglielmo | PhD | 1999 | Physiological and biochemical modulation for long-distance migration: the functional significance of intra-specific variation in the Western Sandpiper | Associate Professor, Western University |
| Stephanie Hazlitt | MSc | yr | Territory quality and parental behaviour of the Black Oystercatcher in the Strait of Georgia, BC | Unit Head, State of Environment Reporting, Government of BC |
| Cecilia Lougheed | MSc | 1999 | Breeding chronology, breeding success, distribution and movements of Marbled Murrelets in Desolation Sound, BC | Senior Science Advisor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
| Irene Manley | MSc | 1999 | Behaviour and habitat selection of Marbled Murrelets nesting on the Sunshine Coast | Wildlife Biologist, Government of BC |
| Brett Vanderkist | MSc | 1999 | Sex ratio and physiological indicators of reproduction in the Marbled Murrelet | Instructor, Visual College of Art and Design |
| James Clowater | MSc | 1998 | Distribution and foraging behaviour of wintering western grebes | Ornithologist, Naturalist, Photographer, and Educator, self-employed |
| Sean Cullen | MSc | 1998 | Population biology of Eared Grebes in naturally fragmented habitat | Manager, Environmental Assessments, Ecofish Research |
| Oliver Egeler | MSc | 1998 | Aspects of fatty acid synthesis and composition in relation to migration in the Western Sandpiper | Senior Scientist, StemCell Technologies |
| Hugh Knechtel | MSc | 1998 | Effects of age, gender, and condition on the reproductive effort of Cassin's Auklets on Triangle Island, BC | |
| Brian Carter | MSc | 1997 | Winter habitat use by Trumpter Swans in the Fraser Delta, BC | |
| Andrea MacCharles | MSc | 1997 | Diving and foraging behaviour of wintering Common Eiders at Capre St. Mary's, Newfoundland | |
| Eric Reed | MSc | 1997 | Migration patterns and philopatry of the Black Brant in the Strait of Georgia, BC | Migratory Bird Population Analyst, EC |
| Gregory Robertson | PhD | 1997 | Pair formation, mating system, and winter philopatry of Harlequin Ducks | Research Scientist, Marine Birds and Ecosystems, EC |
| Brett Sandercock | PhD | 1997 | Factors affecting the breeding demography of Western Sandpipers and Semipalmated Sandpipers at Nome, Alaska | Professor of Wildlife Biology, Kansas State University |
| Debbie Van de Wetering | MSc | 1997 | Moult characteristics and habitat selection of postbreeding male Barrow's Goldeneye in northern Yukon | Conservation Biologist, Environment Canada |
| Barbara Ganter | PhD | 1994 | The influence of pre-breeding food resources on clutch size and philopatry in the lesser snow goose | |
